House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-51
Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023
Became law on Apr 24, 2024.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 27, 2023
- Committee actionMar 12, 2024
- Passed HouseApr 9, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateApr 17, 2024 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentApr 24, 2024
- Became lawApr 24, 2024
Latest action: Apr 24, 2024 — Became Public Law No: 118-51.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4389.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4389, Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023” on April 3, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 12, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 3, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60187
- CBO publication date
- April 3, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4389, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4389
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-439 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 5, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 5, 2024 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/439
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4389, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4389
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SALAZAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 112, June 27, 2023, Pages H3152-H3153):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Bird ConservationSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 27, 2023 ↗
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- Statement length
- 92 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4389, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4389
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
19 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 19 cosponsors (63%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), David Joyce (R-OH), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), James Moylan (R-GU), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mary Peltola (D-AK), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Katie Porter (D-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Mike Thompson (D-CA), David Trone (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maria Salazar.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.